Thomas Jefferson, Bronze sculpture at Columbia University School of Journalism, US
Thomas Jefferson is a bronze sculpture by William Ordway Partridge installed outside the School of Journalism on the Columbia University campus in Manhattan. The figure is shown seated in a chair with an open book on his knees. Partridge modeled it in plaster in 1901; the New York foundry Roman Bronze Works cast it in bronze in 1914.
Artist William Ordway Partridge sculpted the plaster model in 1901, and Roman Bronze Works cast it in bronze and installed it in 1914. The placement reflected the university's recognition of this major figure in American history.
The bronze sits outside the School of Journalism, a placement that ties the third president to the press: Jefferson wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom and defended freedom of the press. Visitors can see him seated with an open book on his knees, a detail linking the founder to learning and print.
The sculpture remains accessible to visitors year-round and sits on Columbia University's campus in Manhattan. Public access to the campus is available, though it helps to respect academic activities and campus policies while viewing it.
The statue was modeled in plaster in 1901, thirteen years before Roman Bronze Works cast it in bronze on 4 June 1914. It stands outside the School of Journalism, a placement that ties the figure of Jefferson to the university's journalism building rather than to a general campus courtyard.
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